arraignment
/əˈreɪnm(ə)nt
/noun [mass noun]
The action of arraigning someone in court: he’s scheduled for arraignment in New York on Thursday [count noun]: she pleaded not guilty at her arraignment...
- Prosecution is a process of investigation, of indictment, arraignment, trial and conviction.
- Before the arraignment, Deputy Prosecutor Graham Blewitt spoke of his personal satisfaction in seeing one of the court's major targets brought before it.
- He hasn't even faced the formal charges of an arraignment yet.
Synonyms
indictment, accusation, denunciation, prosecution, trial, charge, summons, citation;
British plaint;
North American impeachment, bill of indictment
North American informal beef
archaic inculpation